you can wander over here if you want a few songs about hope tonight.

"beautiful city" by stephen schwartz, sung by liz callaway @LizGoesOn. it's not hard to sub in for what WE really mean in the lyric "not a city of angels but finally a city of man."

"tomorrow" by strouse & charnin, sung by joshua henry.

friends, we are in the thick of very bad things. you are allowed to listen to music that makes you feel better. it doesn't make the world worse. if anything, it helps your own soul, and maybe your patience and strength to keep going. to keep working on the world. to survive.

music of hope. music of grief. whatever you want. you're allowed.

"dancing through life" by stephen schwartz, sung and danced by beanie feldstein

if you're kinda into, like, fatness and/or queerness and/or cameos, this one's for you.

i need to make sure that last one gets into @SofieHagen's mentions because she's in a different time zone and might not be onhere right now.

(part of) "hallelujah" by leonard cohen, sung by chris lee and joshua henry. this song isn't about joy but this rendition sure is. https://twitter.com/theofficialclee/status/777685703580905472

"ring of keys" by jeanine tesori and lisa kron, sung by sydney lucas.

"waiting for life" by ahrens and flaherty, sung by lachanze.

"this is me" by pasek and paul, sung by alex newell.